The COVID-19 tally now stands at 4.49 crore (4,49,72,800). The death toll climbed to 5,31,707 with 11 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
With this, Delhi's case tally climbed to 20,40,115 and the death toll rose to 26,644
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has also warned of the ongoing impact of Long Covid, which provokes a long line of often severe and debilitating symptoms that can drag on for months or years.
The number of active cases stands at 1,971 of which 1,532 are in home isolation.
China is best seen as two recoveries: A struggling manufacturing one, with limited upside beyond the nation's shores, and a robust domestic scene dominated by consumer spending
In early 2020, the initial COVID outbreak devastated the city of Wuhan, home to 11 million residents, in central China's Hubei province.
The death toll increased to 5,31,508 with 40 deaths, which included 15 reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.
Researchers found that in individuals diagnosed with mild COVID-19, artery and central cardiovascular function were affected by the disease two to three months after infection.
With the fresh cases and fatalities, the national capital's caseload climbed to 20,37,061 and the death toll rose to 26,620.
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Delhi on Monday logged 689 fresh COVID-19 infections and three fatalities with a case positivity rate of 29.42 per cent.
China will continue to refine prevention and control policies in a science-based manner in light of the evolving epidemic situation to ensure safe, healthy and orderly travel between China and other countries.
India has recorded 12,193 fresh COVID-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, with the number of active cases of the infection going up to 67,556, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.
Mumbai accounted for 226 of the new cases in the state, the official added.
The high court, in a circular issued on its administrative side, noted the spread of the infection in the national capital and advised against large gatherings in the common and waiting areas to avoid any further spread of the virus.
A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin said the death toll remained unchanged at 19,754.
Delhi has reported more than 13,200 cases of COVID-19 in the past 19 days.
With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally climbed to 20,24,244. Four fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 26,567, the health department bulletin stated.
On April 16, Maharashtra had reported 650 COVID-19 cases and two fatalities, health department official said.
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The cases may climb up for eight to ten days, a top health ministry official has said. The rise in infections cannot be called a wave, the official said.
The national capital also reported two more COVID-19 deaths, the bulletin said. However, it added that COVID-19 was not the primary cause of death in one of the fatalities, while the case sheet on the other death was awaited.
The state does not have any vaccine left since February this year, Odisha director of family welfare Bijay Panigrahi wrote, and requested for at least 50,000 doses of CorBEvax vaccine with long expiry as early as possible.
Of the latest cases, Mumbai recorded 242 infections, followed by 105 cases in Nagpur city, 58 in Pune, and 57 in Navi Mumbai, a bulletin issued by the health department stated.